LuckyNo13

Nice to see this post, though I am about seven years late, lol. So, beginning my membership here with bumping up ancient threads. Below is a Colt 1911 set from Jim Hoag, which you kindly mentioned as first echelon in this 2010 post. I worked for Jim from 1978 until 1985, and took the pic below on my last visit to his shop in early 2016. He has now closed the doors and is in retirement. But here is a matched set, a glimpse of the work he did during the days when Ron Lerch and Mickey Fowler were winning the first Bianchi Cup matches with Jim Hoag pistols.

Just stumbled on this site, and found this old thread. Sorry for bumping up an oldie, but I thought it worth sharing this image. I don't recall who may have specifically used our Hi Powers in competition, but we built a few suitable for that back in the day. This is the work of James W. Hoag, for whom I worked from 1978 to 1985. Our Colt 1911 6" longslides won the first few Bianchi Cup matches, with Ron Lerch and Mickey Fowler behind the pistols. But here is a Hi Power Set Jim built.